Posts about our family life, you’ll get to know more about us by reading our ‘Scrapbook Loves’, Everyday Us, Sunday Scrapbook and other posts. Family posts cover all the topics that don’t really fit anywhere else!
This month my darling offspring have seemed closer than ever, and I think this summer is going to be a lot of them ganging up on me in order to try and get their own way. There have still been squabbles and tale-telling (should that be tell-taling? My brain is mush right now) but generally… Read More
As of this afternoon I have six (and a half, that half is very important!) weeks stretching ahead of me with my two little darlings! Normally they are in childcare 9-3 ish five days a week so I can work. I work from home mostly, with a day or sometimes two spent at a clients… Read More
[Items in this post are gifted for the purpose of this review] We still have a fairly long list of things to do in our home to make it more appealing to buyers when the time comes to sell it, but a lot of the changes we want to make will obviously benefit us too… Read More
This month has gone by super fast, the highlight was Athena’s birthday on the 6th, which meant lots of cake! Plus despite there being a fair amount of rain earlier in the month we actually spent a lot of time at the beach this month as well as outside with friends. Athena loved: turning… Read More
The year is half over, I repeat: we are half way through the year! How did this happen? Here’s what I read, listened to and watched (plus a few other things) in June. Read I finished five books this month, and enjoyed most of them! Trust me I’m a Junior Doctor was really insightful, and… Read More
Dress codes for work are often quite rigid and final. However, these rules are often relaxed slightly when summer rolls around. In sweltering heats and roaring sunshine, some bosses allow their employees to adapt their attire slightly in response for comfort. Of course, there’re also workplaces that let employees wear their own clothes anyway, so… Read More
On Sunday we went for a little stroll in the countryside in the direction of the poppy field that I had seen on my way into Brighton last week. The weather suddenly got really warm and muggy, so the trek up the hill to the top was a bit slower than our usual pace but… Read More
This post was meant to be up yesterday on the 15th but we had a powercut in the morning, and then went out for most of the day and by the time I got home I felt like an evening away from my laptop! This month not a lot has changed in the world of… Read More
When it comes to teen fashion, luxury labels aren’t confined to girls. Teenage boys are rocking the latest designer catwalk styles too. Now it’s time to pack away those Canada Goose puffa jackets, what does spring and summer fashion have in store for teenage boys? As your teen gets older, he will become more conscious… Read More
[This is a collaborative post] A huge part of the Harry Potter appeal is the amazing spells the students and teachers of Hogwarts perform on a daily basis, but some are a little more special than the others. From banishing soul-sucking demons to transforming fears into follies, there’s a spell for everything in the wizarding… Read More